🇧🇸 Bahamas

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Bahamas.

Current time in Bahamas

America/Nassau · EST · observes DST

Time zones in Bahamas

Upcoming public holidays in Bahamas

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At a glance

Capital
—
Region
Americas
Subregion
Caribbean
Population
398,165
Area
13,943 km²
Currency
BSD $
Calling code
+1242
Driving side
left
Languages
eng
Internet TLD
.bs

About

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is an island country located within the Lucayan Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. The country comprises more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Cuba and north-west of the island of Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. The capital and largest city is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes The Bahamas' territory as encompassing 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

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